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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1887

Page

8

West End Stockholders Plan Stock Swaps and Growth

The West End Street Railway Company met to exchange old stock for new preferred shares with four constituent lines. Exchange ratios range Metropolis 14 to 4, South Boston 14 to 1, Consolidated 153 to 68, Cambridge 11930 to 1. New par value set at 50, total old shares 91500 replaced by 125000.

West End Street Railway Company West End Metropolitan South Boston Consolidated Cambridge South Boston Road American Loan and Trust Company Nly Metropolitan Railroad Company South Oston Railroad Company Cambridge Street Railroad Company Boston Consolidated Street Railway Company Elmer P. Howe Richards West End Company Whitney Boston Eacon Street Metropolitan Railroad Arron Street Roxbury Devonshire Street Fey Darrison Avenue Fasex Kingston Otis Franklin Federal Milk Streets Postoffice Square Water Street Devonshire

Mail and Local Trains Collide at Farmingdale Siding

A Maine Central collision at Farmingdale siding between the No 19 east bound mail train and west bound local passenger train injures several. One woman passenger severely cut, engineer Leavitt seriously hurt, conductor Jewett scalp wound. Both engines smashed, road undamaged. recovery estimates put loss under $10,000.

Gardiner Maine Central Railroad Farmingdale Siding James Leavitt Waterville John Jewett Portland Flyingankee Gardner Augusta Lewiston Maine Central Company

Summer Musical Festival Opens With Large Attendance

The fourth annual summer festival of the New England Musical Festival Association opened in Were New Hampshire with a large attendance. Conductors are H. G. Blaisdell of Concord and G. F. Hillslander of Boston. Noted artists include Mrs Maud M Stark Weather Miss Jennie Verne Holzo and Mrs Marie Hester of Boston Dr W B Riley and Dr B F Rix of Lowell. A 200-voice chorus led a grand rehearsal. The festival runs four days.

Were N. H New England Musical Festival Association H. G. Blaisdell Concord G. F. Hillslander Boston Maud M. Starkweather Jennie Verne Holzo Marie Hester W. B. Riley B. F. Rix Lowell

Cambridge man committed for stabbing death

Phillip Preem was committed to jail in Cambridge on a charge of causing the death of Ludwig A. Kries by a knife stab on July 3. A hearing is scheduled for next Monday. Preem formerly served in the French army in Alwierin.

Naricx Phillip Preem Cambridge Ludwig A. Kries Preem Alwierin

Colby University Alumni Exposition Details and Necrology

Heat reduces attendance at Colby junior exhibition as ten young scholars perform. Alumni program features oration on Professor Hamlin by F W Bakeman and a long necrology list of Colby graduates with birth and death data from 1834 to 1889. The Rev Philip Moxom delivers an oration on education’s end, stressing manhood and social responsibility.

Warrevilte Colby University E. Forest Goodwin Holman F. Day Walter B. Farr Maud E. Kingsley Maurice H. Small Charles FB. Hamlin Harvard University F. W. Bakeman Z. A. Smith E. F. Merriam C. V. Hanson W. Hall Jefferson Taylor George B. Cloward W. C. Philbrook Colby Silas Ilsley Portland Syracuse N. Y Jonathan Goodhue Fellows Deerfield Centre N. H Canton Miss John Johnson Sullivan Charleston David Purinton Colerain Mass Kenneyville Minn Lewis Holmes Plymouth John Leese Moses Exeter N. J Knoxville Tenn James Winchell Capen Boston Binghamton George Greenwood Fairbanks Winthrop Middleboro John Augustus Blanchard Newcastle Oldtown William Henry Hobbie Winslow New York Frank Bodfish Fairfield North Anson Charles Haynes Case Monmouth South Pasadena Cal Benjamin Franklin Fish North Livermore Freeport Joseph Cushing Loring

Brewster Free Academy Organized in New Hampshire

Brewster Free Academy trustees meet in Dovrn New Hampshire and organize under the leg­islative charter. Exe­cutors of John Brewster’s will stay as life trustees while others draw terms. The board plans a Sept 2 permanent organization and a September opening with repairs funded. Edward H Lord elected master Lydia Remick named Latin English instructor. Land for a new site purchased from Charles Rollins. old academy to be repurposed for town use.

Dovrn N. H Brewster Free Academy Wolfeboro William Brewster Cambridge Mass John L. Brewster Lawrence Arthur F. Esterbrook Boston John Brewster Albert Wiggin Charles H. Parker John L. Avery Jeremiah Smith Dover Charles A. Bell John K. Lord Hanover H. Parker Edward H. Lord Bowdoin Lydia F. Remick New Hampton Charles Rollins

Local horse races at Knox Park feature swift times

In Rockian Maine on July 5 the 2:50 race was won by George Cloughs Trim with Honest Tom and Gurney close behind. Norcrosss Sontag won the sweepstakes with Mina second and Charles H. third. A colt race saw Frank win, Wild Larishman second. A running race ended with Bronco first, Rachel second, Brandy third.

Rockian Knox Park George Clough Trim Honest Tom Gurney Norcross B. m. Sontag C. A. Crockett Mina Donahue Charles H McLain Hanley Frank H. Woodman Wild Larishman A. B. Crockett Bronco Berry Bros Rachel Severance Brandy

Yachts at Marblehead Offshore Cruise Planned

Marblehead July 5 Sloop Mystery of New York sailed for a cruise to the East. Lieutenant Henn of the English cutter Galatea arrived from Beverly shore where he and his wife stayed with George H. Warren. Sloop Nautilus of the Dorchester Club also arrived. Flagship Gitana with Commodore Weld and wife on board lies at Eastern Yacht Club moorings. Tomorrow the fleet will arrive and on Thursday morning will start on its annual cruise eastward.

Marblehead Mystery of New York Henn Galatea Beverly Shore George H. Warren Nautilus Dorchester Club Gitana Commodore Weld Eastern Yacht Club

Security Company Named Trustee in Hubbard & Farmer Estate

Harvtrorp July 5 The Security Company was appointed trustee of the assigned estate of Hubbard and Farmer after the court refused to appoint John H. White. The assignment had been made to White whom they asked to be appointed trustee.

Harvtrorp Security Company Hubbard & Farmer John H. White

Morning Times Publishes Irregular Existence Discontinues

It is reported that the Morning Times newspaper started around November 1 of last year has discontinued publication. The Times has not been issued since Saturday.

Lawrence

Morseman Sentenced for Salisbury Manslaughter

In the County Court at Middlebury Vermont Frank Morseman convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Charles G Hinckley at Salisbury on August 81 was sentenced to fifteen years in the state prison.

Middlebury Frank Morseman Charles G. Hinckley Salisbury

Underground Wire and Public Institutions Board Actions

Boston city board meetings overhaul budgets for houses of industry and correction. Major items include revised salaries for police and health officials, underground wire committee travel costs, and city charter draft revisions. Public works projects extend to sewers, ferries, and street improvements with multiple ordinances amended.

Lee Donovan Sewer Department Peters Timothy Mooney Board of Directors of Public Institutions House of Industry House of Correction Lunatic Hospital Marcella Street Austin Farm Long Island Charlestown J. Putnam Bradlee Board of Aldermen Boston United States Philadelphia Carroll Common Council New York Brooklyn Washington Board of Health Committee On Allen Corporation Counsel Boston Electric Light Company Brush Electric Lighting Company Merchants’ Electric Light and Power Company New England Weston Electric Light Company Committee On Printing Alderman Allen East Boston Ferries Said Ferries South Ferry Board of Directors Alderman Sullivan Frengeres East Putnam New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Boyton, Burroughs and Orchard Streets Committee On Sewers Sawyer Avenue Amadine Street Condor Street Glendon Allston Street Allston Square Massachusetts Avenue Atlantic Avenue Dentwharf India Street Western Avenue Market Waverley Thomas J. Proctor Ida E. Brigham

Virginia and New York Unite In Speech On Union

At a Tammany Hall event Governor Fitzhugh Lee spoke on Virginia New York ties from the Revolution to postwar harmony. He praised equal rights and industrial growth, urged unity, and recalled Washington Randolph Henry references while envisioning lasting liberty and federation.

New York Fitzhugh Lee Lee Virginia Philadelphia George Washington John Randolph Roanoke George Patrick Henry Mother Commonwealth Ship of State Republic Riverside

Peter Finnegan arraigned for wife murder in Worcester

Peter Finnegan appeared in Worcester court yesterday on a charge of murdering his wife. He pleaded not guilty and requested the trial timeline.

Peter Finnegan Worcester Court

New Patents Granted in New England Today

A parade of patent awards lists inventors across Rhode Island Connecticut Maine Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Notable items include mechanical pin cases finishing mixtures for cotton yarn storm windows and a steam road vehicle among many others with assignees in Boston Providence Springfield and Norwalk.

Washindton Sprecran New England Charles M. Adams Providence R. I Henry Adams Rockville Conn Leo F. Adt Waterbury Orrington G. Andrews Gardiner Frank Armstrong Bridgeport Samuel Beatty Vanderhoof Norwalk Vanderhoeft Norfolk Francis A. Blackmer Springfield Joseph A. Brouillard Bristol John N. Brown New London Bradley Bryant Boston James H. Bullard James Bushfield Haverhill E. G. Elliot Bradford Octavius Cate Charles A. Catlin Sweetland Moses E. Chapman Danvers Andrew J. Chase Henry A. Chase Stoneham Municipal Signal Company Portsmouth N. H Charles Coupland Seymour Arthur W Amos Fales Rocktall Carpenters Cleopatra K. Farrington Everett Abdominal Fitch Newton Abraham Fitts Worcester Albert P FF. Bean Medford Said Bean F. D. March Cambridge William H. Honiss Hartford Andrew N. Rollins Comny Portland Joseph Stone Frederick Taylor Lowell Alphonzo Haven Brockton Caleb C. Walworth George F. Wilson Lawrence

No Letter Received Yet on McGlynn Excommunication

In New York on July 5 Archbishop Corrigan had not received any Vatican communication about Dr. McGlynn's excommunication. With the archbishop and secretary away, a cathedral dean suggested the letter would be mailed, as is customary for important documents.

New York Corrigan Vatican McGlynn

Jacob Sharp Stricken in Ludlow Jail Awaiting Bribery Sentence

New York reports Jacob Sharp, held at Ludlow Street jail awaiting sentence for bribery, is gravely ill and confined to bed. His condition worsened today and alarms among friends rise ahead of his upcoming seventieth birthday tomorrow.

New York Jacob Sharp Ludlow Street

Elizabeth I’s London Jubilant Arc From Tower to Whitehall

A London Saturday Review account recalls Elizabeth I’s 14 January 1659 procession from the Tower to Whitehall. Citizens cheered with pageants and verses, the Queen praising the people, and a lavish display marking the royal visit without guards.

Multiple Fatal Accidents Reported Across States

A series of deadly incidents include Cornelius Sullivan 65 of Lawrence killed after a 12 foot fall while cherry picking. Others drownings occur in Taunton River and East River. Lightning kills two brothers in Nashville Missouri and two teens in Louisville Kentucky. Trains and falls cause deaths in Knowersville New York Providence Rhode Island and East Barnet Vermont. A fatal burn follows a kerosene lamp incident in Marblehead. Nellie Case 18 of Collinsville shoots herself after a pistol threat. Aeronaut Clay dies after balloon crash in Olean New York.

Cornelius Sullivan Lawrence John Jones Orange Street Fall River Taunton River Louis F. Crocheron Staten Island East River Bass Nashville Charles Weirs East Barnet Passumpsic John Morehouse Marblehead Nellie Case Collinsville Conn Nellie Aeronaut Clay Olean N. Y

City Notes FromBoston Harbor to Dorchester And Bridges

The Richmond left Boston for Portsmouth New fire alarm box 339 placed at Geneva avenue and Olney streets Dorchester Commissioners name Harvard bridge after Rev John Harvard Harbor and land board hearing July 14. Brisk excursions to Nantasket as Reeves band played. Whiting becomes permanent engine No 4 driver under Tobin act. Moonlight excursion by Young Men's Christian Association sails on Longfellow. Union services planned at South End churches with listed preachers through September.

United States Richmond Boston Portsmouth N. H Geneva Avenue Olney Streets Dorchester Cambridge Harvard John Harvard Harvard College Nantasket Milford New York & New England Railroad Reeves Henry B. Whiting Whiting New Orleans Point of Pines Young Men's Christian Association Waltham Watch Company South End Clarke Hale Savage Mr. Young New South Church Tremont Camden Streets Horatio Stebbins D.D San Francisco W. H. Savage George H. Young Edward Hale John H. Heywood Edward Everett Hale

New Organization Formed for State Board of Trustees

At the annual meeting in Westboro the State primary and reform schools reorganized the board. Officers include M. H. Walker as president, Miss Elizabeth C. Putnam as secretary, and S. R. Heywood as treasurer. Committees cover Monson, Lyman, and Industrial schools with named members and new superintendents and visiting physicians appointed.

State Primary and Reform Westboro M. H. Walker Elizabeth C. Putnam Boston R. Heywood Worcester Monson Charles L. Gardner Palmer Dae O'Connor Holyoke Evans Putnam Lyman L. L. Brackett State Industrial School For Girls Mary V. O’callaghan

Music Hall Promenades Offer Summer Evenings of Music

The Music Hall programs under Mr. Neuendorfft include Robespierre Phedre and Le Part du Diable with L Africaine fantasie and Carnival of Venice. Strauss waltzes plus other numbers are planned. Matinée and other shows today feature Corinne in Arcadia at the Museum and Ideal Minstrels at the Bijou with Brocolini opera company in Tolonthe at Oakland Garden.

Neuendorfft Robespierre Phedre Ernst Scherz Museum Corinne Bijou Ideal Minstrels Oakland Garden Brocolini Opera Company

The Blue and the Gray at Gettysburg Meet Again

A Gettysburg Despatch describes dramatic reunions at the bloody angle where 1600 Virginians broke through Union lines. Federal veterans resume positions as Johnnies and Yanks shake hands with Mrs. Pickett amid moving tributes and a follow-up review by Pennsylvania troops.

Gettysburg N. S General Lynch Aylett Virginia Pennsylvania Wickett Pennsylvania Brigade Mrs. Pickett

Bargains in season clothing at Spitz Bros and Mark

Messrs Spitz Bros and Mark offer astonishing bargains in fine men’s and boys’ wear. The sale includes remaining wholesale and retail stock of homespuns, flannels and serges, ideal for the season.

Spitz Bros. & Mark

Supreme Judicial Court Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted

The Supreme Judicial Court on Saturday granted a writ of habeas corpus in the matter of Francis L. White. A hearing on bail reduction was held, the bail reduction decision taken under advisement, and the prisoner remanded. Oliver Stevens represented the Commonwealth, A A Ranney and Edward Avery the petitioners.

Supreme Judicial Court Fie. J Francis L. White Oliver Stevens Commonwealth A. A. Ranney Edward Avery

June term court adjourns after brief session

The court for June term came in by adjournment from last Tuesday. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Father Burns of the Catholic church. The grand jury was empanelled Sereno B. Pratt of Boston appointed foreman. After a short charge they retired to consider the presentments, which are understood to be very few.

Father Burns Empanelle Sereno B. Pratt Boston

Concert at the Highlands by Boston city band

A 21 member band under Mr J B Claus performs tonight at Washington Park in Boston at 7 30 P M The program includes The King of the Owls Wadsworth Overture Mirette Gounod Terzetto and Finale Attila Marien The Huguenots Imogen Schlepegrel Serenade Spintler op 85 Harmon Polacca Bird of the Forest Evening Song The Army Chaplain Millocker Finale Diabolic Bonnisseau.

the Highlands Washington Park City of Boston J. B. Claus King of the Owls Wadswort Miretta Attila Marien Eilenber Spintler Harmon Polacca Bird of the Forest le Thiere Carl Millocker Bonnisseau

Lone Star Coal Barge Lands Largest Port Record

The Boston Towboat Company's new iron barge Lone Star arrived from Philadelphia with 2650 tons, the largest coal cargo ever brought to the port. At 275 feet long, 38 feet beam, 22 feet depth, she rides 17 feet deep loaded and will be rigged as a schooner after unloading. Built by Harlan & Hollingsworth of Wilmington, the same firm will build a 25 ton coal-carrying tug collier and a tow barge for Boston Towboat.

Boston Lone Star Philadelphia Harlan & Hollingsworth Company Wilmington Del Saiie Boston Towboat Company

Driven to Death by Poverty in West End

Edward Wheeler aged 70 was found at No 2 River Place bleeding from head wounds after shooting himself three times near his home. A small revolver lay by his side. Once comfortable, he fell into poverty in later years. His wife is insane and recently returned home after her son pleaded. Wheeler was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with doubtful prospects of recovery.

Edward Wheeler River Place West End Wheeler Massachusetts General Hospital

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Maine Central Road Natick Mr. Moxom Publie Institutions Junket Virginia and Tammany Hall London London Saturday Review Elizabeth Tower Whitehall York and Lancaster Cornehill Cheapside St. Paul’s School Udgate Temple Bar Fleet Bridge Westminster Rnhill State Board of Arbitration Weston Lewis Richard P. Barry Charles H. Walcott Bridget Welch Endicott Street Spitz Bros Mark The State Board of Trustees Snitz Bros. & Mark Washington St Bedford St United States District Court Nelson, J G.o.taylor C. H. Graves & Sons Sele Proprietors
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